Prof. Dr. Graham Horton, Fakultät für Informatik, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

Academic titles: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

Place of birth: Hitchin (England); Date of birth: 16.7.1962

Study and Acadamic Qualification

1982 - 1983

German Language and Literature, University of Manchester, England

1983 - 1989

Computer Science, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

1989

MSc Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Grade: excellent

1990

PhD (Dr.-Ing.) with distinction, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

1998

State doctorate for applied Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg;
Habilitation: "Fluide Stochastische Petri-Netze"

Scientific activities

1989 - 2001

Research Associate, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Visiting Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center

1989 - 2001

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Denver

2001 - 2002

Visiting Professor "Simulation and Modelling", University of Magdeburg

since april 2002

Professor for Simulation and Modelling

Academic Functions

2005-2006

Vice-Dean for studies of the faculty for Computer Science

Since 2006

Dean of the faculty for Computer Science
Member of the Academic Senate of the University

Awards & Honors

1998

Price for best thesis, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

2002

Best paper award, Society for Modelling and Simulation ESS

2003

Microsoft IT Award for the Software "Netstorming"

2010

Best Paper Award, Hawaii International  Conference on System Sciences